[WEB4LIB] Re: Citation creation code?

[Hammond, Tony]

Hi All:

This may not be immediately relevant to this thread but Connotea
(http://www.connnotea.org/), the free online reference management service
for scientists created by Nature Publishing Group, returns citation metadata
from authoritative sources wherever it can when references or links are
bookmarked. Currently Nature.com, PubMed, Amazon.com, and D-Lib Magazine are
supported although we are extending support to other services. The citation
metadata is returned both in string format (could be changed if required)
and in structured format - RSS - although we are also looking to support RIS
and other reference manager formats.

As an example, if the following link were saved in Connotea

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_ui
ds=12632249&dopt=Abstract

the following info is displayed:

# Preferential effects of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonist, SR
141716, on food intake and body weight gain of obese (fa/fa) compared to
lean Zucker rats. (info|copy)
S P Vickers et al.
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 167 (1), 103-11 (01 Apr 2003)
PMID: 12632249 | doi:10.1007/s00213-002-1384-8
Posted by ubali1 to CB1_invivo_POC on Thu Feb 24 2005 at 14:54

As another example, if this link is saved

http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/nature/journal/v410/n6830/a
bs/410822a0_fs.html&dynoptions=doi1109257896

Then the following info is displayed:

# Leptin-regulated endocannabinoids are involved in maintaining food intake
(info|copy)
Vincenzo Di Marzo et al.
Nature 410 (6830), 822 - 825 (12 Apr 2001)
Posted by ubali1 to CB1_invivo_POC on Thu Feb 24 2005 at 14:56

Both of these display formats can be retieved in structured format - RSS for
now, RIS later.

We would appreciate any feedback in how we could usefully develop this
service.

Cheers,

Tony

> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib at webjunction.org 
> [mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Thomsen
> Sent: 24 February 2005 16:37
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: Citation creation code?
> 
> 
> In response to Steve's citation rant, which began this way:
> > Regarding citations themselves...ahh, the fun territory that is 
> > citations. I've often found that from experience and 
> stories related 
> > from teachers/library staff that students do not have the necessary 
> > information to cite properly...
> 
> I agree with what Steve says, and especially his list of the 
> overly casual if not blatantly dishonest ways that students 
> make up for the
> deficiencies in their research and notetaking.    
> 
> But though it's easy for us to shake our heads at these lazy 
> and ill-prepared undergraduates (these kids today!) we should 
> remember that this is a problem at all levels.  In recent 
> years, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Stephen Ambrose, Charles 
> Ogletree and other well-known authors have had
> to admit to failings in their published work.   
> 
> I just read Richard Pollak's "The Making of Dr. B.," a 
> biography of Bruno 
> Bettelheim, which is interesting to read just from the point 
> of view of scholarly lapses, failure to cite, and overt 
> deceptions, and how easy it can be to get away with this!  
> 
> Librarians and others worry over the accuracy and authority 
> of information found online, but I think we all need to be 
> just as careful about print resources of all kinds, and not 
> assume that editors and publishers are subjecting texts to a 
> rigorous fact and citation checking.
> 
> -- 
> Elizabeth Thomsen, Member Services Manager
> NOBLE: North of Boston Library Exchange
> Danvers MA 01923
> et at noblenet.org
> 
> 

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